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Tunnelling

verb
Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.verbTo make a tunnel through or under something; to burrow.
2.verbTo dig a tunnel.
3.verbTo transmit something through a tunnel (wrapper for insecure or unsupported protocol).
4.verbTo insert a catheter into a vein to allow long-term use.
5.verbTo undergo the quantum-mechanical phenomenon where a particle penetrates through a barrier that it classically cannot surmount.
6.nounThe act of burrowing a tunnel.
7.nounThe practice of exploring tunnel.
8.nounThe quantum mechanical passing of a particle through an energy barrier.
9.nounA type of fraud where assets and profits are transferred out of firms for the benefit of those who control them.
10.nounA feature of the file system that allows files to preserve certain properties, such as creation date, even after being deleted and recreated.

Synonyms

diggingdredgingchannelcanalunderpasscrossingsuperconductivesubwaytappingexcavatingtunnellersburrowing

Rhymes With

tunnelingfunnelingfunnelling
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